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By Greg G.
Published: March 7, 2007
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Porterfield Enterprises Announces 2007 NASA TT Championships Prizes
The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that Porterfield Enterprises LTD will provide a total of $1,575 in certificates toward purchases of brake pads to the top finishers in NASA Time Trial competition at the 2nd annual NASA Championship event at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Sept 13th-16th, 2007.
Porterfield’s sales manager, Tim Gray, said, “We are proud to have been a sponsor of both NASA TT in the Southern California region since the program began in 2004, and the inaugural NASA TT Championships in 2006. We are pleased to be able to continue our TT National Championship sponsorship at the 2007 NASA Championships.”
The award program will apply to all Time Trial classes (TTR, TTU, TTS, TTA, TTB, TTC, TTD, TTE, TTF). There is no contingency tied to this prize program. The program will award certificates to the top finishers in each class as follows:
1st Place: $100
2nd Place: $50
3rd Place: $25
Greg Greenbaum, NASA National Time Trial Director said, “We are very pleased that Porterfield has decided to continue to support the Time Trial drivers on a National basis. They have been very supportive since we began our TT program in Southern California, and continue to offer NASA members nationwide great discount pricing on brake pads.”
Since 1986 Porterfield Enterprises has earned a reputation for manufacturing quality competition brake pads and brake products to the performance racing industry. A close working relationship with leading professional motorsport teams has led to the development of the one of the finest racing brake pads ever produced. NASA members receive a 20% discount off the retail price of Porterfield and Hawk brake pads, and a 10% discount off the retail price of Raybestos and Performance Friction brake pads. Please visit our Website: www.porterfield-brakes.com.
By Greg G.
Published: March 7, 2007
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The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce the expansion of Toyo Tires support for non specified tire racing classes and Time Trial at the Championship event. Toyo Tires will offer contingency programs in the form of “Toyo Dollars” to eligible racers who compete on the Toyo RA-1 or R888 competition tire.
1) Race Classes that do not specify use of Toyo Tires: “Toyo Dollars” rebate certificates will be awarded in the order of finish and by the size of class entrants who start the race:
| Finishing Position | 30 or more Starters | 15-29 Starters | 10-14 Starters |
| 1st Place | 1,000 “Toyo Dollars” | 750 “Toyo Dollars” | 500 “Toyo Dollars” |
| 2nd Place | 750 “Toyo Dollars” | 500 “Toyo Dollars” | 400 “Toyo Dollars” |
| 3rd Place | 500 “Toyo Dollars” | 400 “Toyo Dollars” | 300 “Toyo Dollars” |
By Greg G.
Published: February 15, 2007
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The 2007 Super Street Time Attack dates have been set. The Final will be on November 6th & 7th at Buttonwillow Raceway Park.
There will be four qualifying events where 3 "limited" and 3 "unlimited" drivers will qualify for the Final:
May 5th/6th Phoenix International Raceway
July 7th/8th Willow Springs International Raceway
July 28th/29th Virginia International Raceway (North)
Aug. 11th/12th Road Atlanta
More information, and the '07 Time Attack Rules will be posted on the Super Street website as it becomes available. www.superstreetonline.com
By Jon Felton
Published: February 10, 2007
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NASA Mid-Atlantic TT is proud to be sanctioning the 2007 _Grassroots Motorsports_ Ultimate Track Car Challenge on Friday July 27th at VIR's North Course!
Details are here:
http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/news/012007/grm-ultimate-track-car-challenge.php
List of potential entrants is here:
http://www.cardomain.com/search/rides?sort=last_column|reverse&last_column=category|23&make=&model=&start_year=&end_year
Discussion is here: http://www.grassrootsmotorsports.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=23465
By Greg G.
Published: February 4, 2007
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The Revised 2007 TT Rules (v. 4.5 1-21-07) and the revised car classification forms have now been posted http://www.nasaproracing.com/rules/Time-Trial-Rules.pdf
http://www.nasaproracing.com/rules/Time-Trial-Classification-form.pdf
http://www.nasaproracing.com/rules/Time-Trial-Classification-form-SUR.pdf
(note: the older version of the TTS-TTU-TTR Form had an error in the transmission modification calculation that has now been corrected.)
The majority of the changes in this revision are in base class model groups. There were many changes for the '07 models, and we added a lot of new model groups. Please review the table to make sure that nothing changed for your car. There were a few changes to curb weights and classes of older cars that have been previously discussed on the forums. But, there have been a few changes, also, for some later models that needed to be separated from the older models, and grouped with the '07's. All changes are in red print.
This is a summary of the other items addressed in this revision (also in red print). Most of these items have already been discussed on the forums. All issues were brought out during forum discussions or e-mails from competitors requesting clarifications of modifications:
Weight Reduction--
no substantial change, just a few words to better clarify when the alternate weight method must be used. "or lightening of" and "or not otherwise assessed points" added
Engine Drivetrain--
11) Dry sump with motor lowering changed to +14 (from +15)
16) Air intake modification--"intercooler" piping and "hood air inlet(s)" mods added to the list
38) "Relocation of engine/transmission within 10 inches of OEM location +7" added
Suspension/Brakes/Chassis--
28) "+1 for "B pillar" harness bar not used for harness restraints" added
Aerodynamics--
3) and 4) "(top surface/tab) height" added to clarify measurement of wing height.
11) "Add vortex generator to roof, rear window, or rear deck +1" added
No Points Modifications--
11) "ratio" added to "Final drive ratio modification"
26) "unmodified" added to gasoline description
26) "Fuel additives are prohibited" added
41) "Seam welding of the body/chassis" added
42) "Harness bar--must be a single bar, placed between the "B pillars" of a car that does not have a roll cage or bar, at a height suitable to comply with the CCR harness rules. The bar must be used to anchor or guide occupant harness restraints." added
43) "Shock tower reinforcement plate (to strengthen tower shock mount location only--no bars)" added
44) "Shock mount replacement/modification (only if alreay taking points for both shocks and springs)(may raise or lower mount location up to two (2) inches if no horizontal movement)" added
Section 8 On-Course Conduct
Added: "Drivers are cautioned not to deliberately draft with another vehicle, except prior to making a pass. Prolonged drafting or "team" drafting may result in penalties for both drivers.
This should do it for the '07 Rules. Any future issues will be listed here on this website and on the NASA TT Forum http://www.nasaforums.com/viewforum.php?f=2
Have a great season!
By Greg G.
Published: January 11, 2007
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The 2007 NASA TT Car Classification Forms are now available on-line. There is one form for classes TTA-TTF: http://www.nasaproracing.com/rules/Time-Trial-Classification-form.pdf
And there is another form for TTS/TTU/TTR: http://www.nasaproracing.com/rules/Time-Trial-Classification-form-SUR.pdf
The on-line Classer tool will not be available until February. The final target date has not been determined yet.
By Greg G.
Published: December 19, 2006
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Thank you to all of you that participated in the beta test release of the TT rules last week. We have now released the Official 2007 Rules for both TT and PT. There are a lot of changes from the previous years rules. As well, there were various changes made from the v 4.2 beta test version. Please review all base classing and modification/points rules, as the changes that were made from the beta test v4.2 were almost entirely to those sections. For those that never saw v4.2, please review the entire set of rules, because there are changes in much of the text of the remaining sections as well. We do not plan on making any further changes to the TT Rules en masse, except that most '07 car classing still needs to be evaluated. So, unless the listing of a base class specifically states '07 in it, please don't assume that '07 classing for that model won't change in the next few weeks. We expect to have all '07 classing, as well as the multiple requests for other models that have come in over the past week, completed in the next few weeks. If you own a specific '07 model that you would like to have evaluated more quickly, please e-mail the National TT Director. Remember that former motor swap classifications from '06 need to be re-evaluated--please e-mail the info needed to re-evaluate your swap.
Thanks again to all of you for your comments over the past week. We evaluated all of the ideas posted, and did incorporate some of the them into this revision. It will take a few weeks to get the on-line Classers up and running because of the amount of data that needs to be changed, as well as the re-programming necessary due to the changes in the rules.
Good luck in '07. It should be a great year for NASA TT!
By Greg G.
Published: October 3, 2006
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The Official TT results for the 2006 NASA Championships are now posted on the NASA Time Trial website http://nasa-tt.com/Results
Congratulations to the inaugural NASA TT National Champions and the other podium finishers.
2006 Champions
TTR Edward Hessel Oh/In
TTU Jon Krolewicz S.E.
TTA Patrick Lindsey S.Cal
TTB David Spencer Oh/In
TTC Greg Greenbaum S.Cal
TTD Allen Skillicorn M.W.
TTE William Brees Oh/In
TTF Dan Gardner S.Cal
It was a definitely the best NASA TT event ever, with many of the Championship wins coming down to less than two-tenths of a second difference. As you can see, the SoCal and Ohio/Indiana regions each had three winners, with one each for the Southeast and Midwest regions. There was no car-car contact, and nobody was injured. There were a few single vehicle incidents (spins, 4-offs, wall contact) that are shown as "DQ's" on the results page. Nobody was DQ'd for non-compliance with the TT classing rules, although we did find some extra points during early inspections that resulted in some cars getting a few last minute de-modifications. We used continuous GPS monitoring of the AWD cars, as well as dyno testing of some FWD and RWD vehicles, to help ensure compliance.
All Championship winners will receive a set of Nitto NT01's for their car http://www.nittotire.com/, and all podium finishers were given certificates ($100, $50, $25) from Porterfield Brakes http://www.porterfield-brakes.com/. Also, thanks go out to Ed Lansinger of MaxQData for providing us with the GPS units and his time during the event to monitor them and collate the data. http://www.maxqdata.com/
By Greg G.
Published: September 3, 2006
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RICHMOND, CA, July 21, 2006- The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that Nitto Tire North America will provide a total of 32 Nitto NT01 tires, valued at up to $9000, to the top finishers in NASA Time Trial competition at the inaugural NASA Championship event at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Sept 14
th-17
th, 2006.
Nitto Staff Engineer and promoter of this prize sponsorship, John Wu said, “We are excited to offer our newest D.O.T-Approved Competition Radial tires, the NT01, to the Inaugural NASA National Time Trial Champions. We have been following the regional NASA TT events, and have seen some amazing driving and lap times. We realized that the winners of the Championship event will be some of the finest drivers in the country, and we are confident that they will be pleased with the performance of the NT01’s they receive as prizes.”
The award program will apply to all Time Trial classes (TTR, TTU, TTA, TTB, TTC, TTD, TTE, TTF). The program will award the first place finishers in each class one set of four Nitto NTO1 tires sized for their winning vehicle.
Greg Greenbaum, NASA National Time Trial Director said, “We are very pleased that Nitto Tire North America has stepped up with this generous prize offering. Our best regional competitors are coming from all over the United States to compete for the title of National Champion, and we appreciate that Nitto has chosen to acknowledge and support them in their efforts. This is a great prize package for the Time Trial Champions that I know they will all appreciate.”
Nitto Tire is committed to engineering its tires to outperform while maintaining the highest levels of safety. Nitto specializes in the design and manufacture of Competition, Ultra-High Performance, and Truck and SUV tires. For more information on Nitto tires, or to find a dealer, please visit www.nittotire.com.
By Greg G.
Published: September 2, 2006
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RICHMOND, CA, August 21, 2006 - The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that Porterfield Enterprises LTD will provide a total of $1,400 in certificates toward purchases of brake pads to the top finishers in NASA Time Trial competition at the inaugural NASA Championship event at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Sept 14th-17th, 2006.
Porterfield’s sales manager, Tim Gray, said, “We are proud to have been a sponsor of NASA TT in the Southern California region since the program began in 2004, and we are pleased to be one of the first sponsors of the inaugural NASA National Time Trial Championships.”
The award program will apply to all Time Trial classes (TTR, TTU, TTA, TTB, TTC, TTD, TTE, TTF). The program will award certificates to the top finishers in each class as follows:
1st Place: $100
2nd Place: $50
3rd Place: $25
Greg Greenbaum, NASA National Time Trial Director said, “We are very pleased that Porterfield has joined us to support the Time Trial drivers on a National basis. They have been very supportive since we began our TT program in Southern California, and continue to offer NASA members nationwide great discount pricing on brake pads.”
Since 1986 Porterfield Enterprises has earned a reputation for manufacturing quality competition brake pads and brake products to the performance racing industry. A close working relationship with leading professional motorsport teams has led to the development of the one of the finest racing brake pads ever produced. NASA members receive a 20% discount off the retail price of Porterfield and Hawk brake pads, and a 10% discount off the retail price of Raybestos and Performance Friction brake pads. Please visit our Website: www.porterfield-brakes.com.
